The Royals: A Kings Heart

Chapter 20

NKOSI'S POV_

This lake was huge and dangerously deep. The first four bodies took four hours to find. The problem was the last body. I couldn't find it anywhere. I went up for a breath of air before going back down. A lot was down here. A few cars or remainders of. Metals, poles, dirt. A lot of dirt. I couldn't go further down than this. It was already dark down here and it would be quite futile to keep trying. Mthunzi was right, I might get stuck and drown. I swam up but something stuck on my ankle and I couldn't move. Shit. My leg was stuck and I was sinking, losing air. I couldn't panic because I would go down quicker. I tried bending over to loosen my foot. What was down here? I slowly moved my feet, carefully twisting it and pulling free. I quickly swam up to the surface before I didn't have enough oxygen. I emerged out the water and took a deep breath then swam to the land.

Mthunzi: "What happened?"

Nkosi: "Can't find it." He give me a towel.

Mthunzi: "You've been down there for two hours looking for this last one. You can't go back in there Nkosi. It's already mid morning."

Nkosi: "You're right. Also, my skin feels disgusting and slimy. The lake is extremely deep and it's dark halfway in. Even if I wanted to, I couldn't go further." I looked at the four badly decomposed bloated bodies.

Mthunzi: "Should I call the Chief?"

Nkosi: "No. The community leader."

Mthunzi: "Okay, so we leave the bodies here so long?"

Nkosi: "If someone even tries to throw them back in the water, I'd burn them alive." I got in the car, him next to me.

Mthunzi: "You do know people will be curious to know why you did so much for this specific village?"

Nkosi: "People are curious when I walk into a building. It's nothing new." What I needed was a scrub. A quick one because I didn't feel like being in water for long. Swimming for six hours was enough. The car stopped upon Mthunzi's instructions. He climbed out, walking to the gate of the community leader's home. I could hear him from the car.

Mthunzi: "I would suggest perhaps taking the police with you. We managed to retrieve four of the bodies in the lake. They are in bad condition and it wouldn't be ideal for the families to see them like that."

Leader: "That's impossible."

Mthunzi: "The bodies are currently on land. We can go to check. Unfortunately the fifth one can't yet be found. Hopefully when the lake is drained, we'll have a better chance at finding it."

Leader: "I'll follow in my car. I have to see this myself." He called his neighbor. Mthunzi came in the car.

Nkosi: "I need to get dressed Mthunzi."

Mthunzi: "That's your problem Nkosi. I didn't tell you to jump in a lake. Here are your clothes." I stared at him. "We're just showing them the bodies and leaving. You'll be clean in an hour." I sighed. We drove back to the lake with two cars behind us. The community leader didn't believe this and so he brought an audience. I didn't have time for this. At the lake, Mthunzi addressed them. The bodies were covered with sheet.

Leader: "How did you do this?" Mthunzi looked at me, still in the car. I'm not getting out. I've done enough for the day.

Mthunzi: "I'm sure you can take it from here. The draining of the lake might start in a few weeks. Perhaps then we can find the last body. Good day." He got in the car, next to me and we left.

Mthunzi: "You make my life difficult but that was a good thing you did there. That was incredible." It almost cost me my life too but I would never tell him that. He would never let me do anything ever again.